Anonymous political speech has a long and honored place in American history, reaching back to the Federalist Papers and to the Revolutionary Era. The Supreme Court has held that the right to speak anonymously is protected by the Constitution. Anonymous postings have been part of the culture of the Internet's free-wheeling discourse.

However, federal election law requires that statements to the general public advocating the defeat or election of a federal candidate must identify the speaker or sponsor of the message.

How does this apparent conflict affect a site like http://members.xoom.com/georgewbush/?

There are no obvious costs or expenditures related to the creation or maintenance of this site. Xoom.com, which hosts the site, provides this service free-of-charge. Similarly, Yahoo!, which the author uses for e-mail service, provides that service for free.

E-mail link to agwbws@yahoo.com. Yahoo! provides free e-mail service.
Site disclaimer separating this site from the official Bush campaign site, but not identifying the site author.